TURKS in the Pros
over 200 former Turks have played professional baseball.
Retired Major League Players:
| PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL | MLB CAREER SUMMARY |
| Daryl Irvine | RHP | Ferrum | 1st Round Pick (1985)–Pitched 3 years with Boston 1990-92 |
| Kirt Manwaring | C | Coastal Carolina | 2nd Round Pick (1986) Played 13 years with SF, HOU, COL career .246 BA, .989 Fielding, 1993 Gold Glove |
| Chris Hoiles | C | Eastern Michigan | 19th Round Pick (1986)–career .262 BA–151 HR–449 RBIs .994 Fielding %–Played 10 years with Baltimore |
| Steve Finley | OF | Southern Illinois | 13th Round Pick (1987) 2-time All-Star–career .271 BA–304 HR 320 Steals–2548 Hits (91st all-time) 5-time Gold Glove Winner World Series Champion 2001 |
| Mo Vaughn | 1B/DH | Seton Hall | 1st Round Pick (1989)–3-time All-Star–1995 AL MVP career .293 BA–328 HR–1064 RBIs–Played 12 years with Boston, Anaheim and NY Mets–Nickname: Hit Dog |
| Mike Hubbard | C | James Madison | 8th Round Pick (1992) Played 6 years with 4 teams .994% fielding |
| Larry Mitchell | RHP | James Madison | 5th Round Pick (1992) Played 1 season with PHI–4.50 ERA |
| Jon Zuber | 1B | Cal-Berkeley | 12th Round Pick (1992) Played 2 years with PHI–.989 Fielding |
| Sean Maloney | RHP | Georgetown | 19th Round Pick (1993) Played in 2 seasons with MIL and LA |
| Frank Menechino | IF | Alabama | 45th Round Pick (1993) Played 7 years with OAK and TOR career .240 BA–.358 OB %–Asst. Hitting Coach Miami Marlins |
| Jeff Tam | RHP | Florida State | Free Agent (Mets 1993) Played 6 years with 4 teams–3.91 ERA |
| David Eckstein | SS | Florida | 19th Round Pick (1997)–2-time All-Star–2-Time WS Champion 2006 WS MVP–career .280 BA–123 SB–.976 Field % Played 10 years with 5 teams–Nickname: X Factor |
| Travis Harper | RHP | James Madison | 3rd Round Pick (1997) Played 7 seasons with Tampa Bay career 22-29 W/L–4.94 ERA |
| Talmadge Nunnari | 1B | Jacksonville | 9th Round Pick (1997) Played 1 season with Montreal |
| Juan Pierre | OF | South Alabama | 13th Round Pick (1998)–Led league in hits twice and SB 3 times Triples once–614 career steals–career .295 hitter–2217 hits World Series Champion 2004–Played 14 years with 6 teams |
| Jon Rauch | RHP | Morehead State | 3rd Round Pick (1999)–43-40 W/L record, 3.90 ERA, 62 Saves Led NL in appearances (88) in 2007–Played 11 years with 7 teams Tallest Player in MLB History (6′ 11″) Nickname: Lurch |
| Roy Corcoran | RHP | LSU | Free Agent (Montreal 2001) Played 5 years with 3 teams career 8-3 W/L–4.17 ERA |
| Jesse Foppert | RHP | San Francisco | 2nd Round Pick (2001) Played 3 years with SF Giants career 8-9 W/L–5.00 ERA |
| Ryan Shealy | 1B | Florida | 11th Round Pick (2002) career .268 BA–19HR–94 RBIs Played 5 years with KC, BOS and COL–.996 Fielding % |